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Thursday, January 19, 2006
Tug Sinks Off NC Coast; 3 Dead
 Near gale force winds and 15 to 20 foot seas were too much for the Valour Tuesday night. The tug sank off the coast of North Carolina near Cape Fear killing three crew members. Two crew members were found dead and the search for the third was called off today. Another tug in the area, the Justine Fox, responded to the Valour's distress call and was able to rescue 4 of the Valour's crew. A fifth sailor was later rescued by helicopter and air lifted to a Wilmington hospital. The Valour was pulling a 500 foot barge loaded with about five and a half million gallons of petroleum byproduct and efforts are currently underway to prevent any environmental damage. Visit WCNC Charlotte for more on this story.
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